第三部分阅读 (共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30

题目内容：

第三部分阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。

No matter how well you understand a foreign language, misunderstanding still exists between native speake

rs and you. Here is such an example.

Thre

e young Frenchmen were traveling in Britain. Though they had taken a few English lessons before their holiday, they were often in trouble because of their misunderstanding of English. One day they talked a bout their misfortunes(不幸) together.

The first Frenchman said, “I once heard someone shout ‘Look out’, I put my head out of a window and a bucketful(一桶) of water fell on me.”

The second Frenchman said, “I was once in a ship and heard the captain shouted, ‘All hands on decks(甲板).’ I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

The third Frenchman said, “I once called early on an English friend and the maid(女佣) who came to the door said, ‘He’s not up yet.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘ He’s not down yet’. I said, ‘ If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?’ She said, ‘He’s still upstairs now. When I told you he was not up I meant he had not got up yet, so he has not come downstairs by now.’”

31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Misunderstanding of EnglishB. Three Young Frenchmen

C. Misfortunes of Three Frenchmen D. A Few English Lessons

32. When someone is calling “look out” to you, he probably wants you to ___________.

A. put your head out of the windowB. receive a bucket of water

C. be careful D. go away

33. The sentence “All hands on decks” may mean _______________.

A. you should put your hands on the desk B. everyone should get ready

C. someone walks over one’s handsD. someone is making fun of a foreigner

34. The third Frenchman made a mistake _____________.

A .in visiting a friend at an improper time B. in recognizing the maid

C. in recognizing his friend D

. in telling from “up” and “down”

35. This article is written to tell us _____________.

A. that English is difficult to learn.

B. why we are misunderstood by others

C. however well we know a foreign language, we may still have some misunderstanding of it.

D. to learn English better

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:D

小题5:C

答案解析：

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。